Mokuau served on NLFs Board of Directors for four years and as the board chair for the past two years.

boys and girls teams throughout California and in other states where there were significant populations of Nikkei.has studied the Northern California leagues and developed a perspective.

a long-time player and coach for the San Francisco Drakes.The program is free and open to the public.has written about the underlying value of the community leagues.

He started playing for the San Francisco Associates in the first grade and went to Japan as a player for the Shinzen Nikkei Youth Goodwill Program.But the question is how and why does basketball provide identity and connections to/within the Japanese American community?Komai.

a small group of concerned basketball leaders in Southern California formed the Nikkei Basketball Heritage Association with the intent of documenting and teaching the history of Japanese American community basketball and its connection to traditional Japanese cultural values.

It emphasizes the connections between organized basketball and traditional Japanese cultural values.masking indoors is required except when eating

This deferment period covers principal and interest payments.Borrowers still experiencing financial hardship at the end of the six-month deferment period should contact SBA to discuss additional options.

SBA will automatically place all COVID-19 EIDL and disaster loans for borrowers in Maui County that are still in repayment into deferment for six months.We are grateful the SBA has heeded our call and well continue to support our families.